The Java JDK (Java Development Kit) is a software development environment that creates Java applications.

This post explains how to install Java or check which version is running on your machine. Install on any OS, and learn about the JDK.

Java 18 incubates a vector API, previews pattern matching for switch expressions, adopts UTF-8 as the default character set, includes a simple web server, and more.

With the latest release of the JDK, Oracle has embarked upon a new Java versioning scheme. There has always been a disconnect between the branding of the Java product and the version of the underlying ...